"junkyard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: junkyards [plural]
Etymology: From junk + yard. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|junk|yard}} junk + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} junkyard (plural junkyards)
  1. A place where rubbish is discarded. Categories (topical): Businesses Synonyms (place where rubbish is discarded): dump, dumpyard, landfill, scrapheap Synonyms (place where used metal is handled): wreck yard § Synonyms Translations (a place where rubbish is placed): dipòsit de ferralla [masculine] (Catalan), vuilnisbelt [feminine] (Dutch), stortplaats [feminine] (Dutch), kaatopaikka (Finnish), décharge [feminine] (French), Müllplatz [masculine] (German), Müllabladeplatz [masculine] (German), rigattiere [masculine] (Italian), dēpositus scrūtōrum [masculine] (Latin), ferro-velho [masculine] (Portuguese), depósita por lixo [feminine] (Portuguese), basurero [masculine] (Spanish), tipp [common-gender] (Swedish), soptipp [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-junkyard-en-noun-1gTnVoAq Disambiguation of Businesses: 58 42 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'place where rubbish is discarded': 99 1 Disambiguation of 'place where used metal is handled': 69 31 Disambiguation of 'a place where rubbish is placed': 98 2
  2. A business that sells used metal or items. Translations (a business that sells used metal or items): schroothoop [masculine] (Dutch), romuttamo (Finnish), hajottamo (Finnish), casse [feminine] (French), cour à scrap [Quebec, feminine, informal] (French), Schrottplatz [masculine] (German), złomowisko [masculine] (Polish), złomownia [feminine] (Polish), сва́лка (sválka) [feminine] (Russian), chatarrería [feminine] (Spanish), cementerio [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-junkyard-en-noun-iTOPSX44 Disambiguation of 'a business that sells used metal or items': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: junk-yard, junk yard Derived forms: junkyard dog Related terms: junk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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